Palatal implants for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Volumn 50, Issue 1282, 2008, Pages 23-24

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Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INJECTION SNOREPLASTY; PALATAL IMPLANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ARTICLE; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; ORAL SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, SOFT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41649102502     PISSN: 0025732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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